Fish Pepper

Capsicum annuum

Historically used to season the glorious seafood dishes of the Baltimore region. Beautiful compact plants many of which have unusual variegated leaves. Produces multicolor peppers with a full range
of color. Hot.

Most sweet and hot peppers begin green and then ripen to dizzying array of beautiful colors including red, orange, yellow and purple. Any variety of sweet bell pepper can be harvested as a green bell pepper, or left on the plant to fully ripen, becoming sweeter in the process. Hot peppers, often called chilies, can also be harvested at any stage in development and will sometimes take on new identities depending on whether they are harvested for fresh eating or dried. Ancho chilies, for example, are poblanos left to become red-ripe and then dried. Nearly every culinary tradition seems to have found a place for the joy (and occasional sorrow) of hot peppers. One or two plants will fit easily in any garden, and probably find its way into every dish! Nutrients: vitamins A, C, K, and B6.

Size

Price

Qty

Purchase

1/2 grams - Packet

$ 2.75

Average Seed / oz

Seed / 100' Row

Average Yield / 100' Row

Days to Harvest

4500

1/2 gr

50 lbs

80

Planting Season

Ideal Soil Temp

Sun

Frost Tolerance

After Last Frost

65-85°F

Full Sun

Frost Sensitive

Sowing Method

Seed Depth

Direct Seed Spacing

Seeds Per Packet

Transplant

1/4"

N/A

75

Mature Spacing

Days to Sprout

Production Cycle

Seed Viability

18-24"

8-25

Annual

3-5 years

Frost sensitive annuals that need full sun and evenly moist soil to thrive. Some large plants many need trellising or support for heavy fruit set. Harvest peppers either when green or when fully ripe and colored. Plant Seeds: 1/4-1/2" deep in 3-4" pots, 6-8 weeks before last frost. Transplant after all danger of frost and when soil has warmed up leaving 2 -3' between rows and 18-24" between plants. Soil Temp: 65-85 F. Days to Sprout: 8-25. Thin To/Mature Plant Spacing: 18-24". Companions: carrot, eggplant, tomato, lovage, marjoram, oregano, basil, onion. Antagonists: fennel, kohlrabi. Seeds/Oz: 4,500. Seed Wt./100' Row: